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Patented Mar.

CIGARETTE WRAPZPBR.

(No Model.)

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N. PETERS. rmlmumognpner. washingmn. D. c.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

EDMOND A. Gr. DARGY, QF PARIS, FRANCE.

CIGARETTE-WRAPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,929, dated March14, 1852.

Application filed July 27, 1880. (No model.) Patented in France January24, 1873, in England May 2, 1873, and in Belgium l June 5, 1880.

To all whom t may concern Beit known that I, EDMOND ANTOINE GAs- TONDARGY, of Paris, France, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCigarette- Paper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming partot' this specification.

My invention relates to rcigarette-wrappcrs which are provided with amoisture-proof coating at one end; and itconsists in constructing thewrapper and coated end or portion in one single piece, and in suchmanner that the wrappers shall be conveniently adapted for being put upin packages for use in making cigarettes at the convenience of thesmoker.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure l reprcsen ts aI package ofcigarette-wrappers made according to my invention, the coated portionbeing shown in cross-lines; Fig. 2, a cigarette made with one of thewrappers; and Figs. 3 and 4 show a convenient manner of covering thepackages.

Heretofore it has been common to coat that end ot a cigar or cigarettewhich is put into the mouth with a substance which is not soluble inwater, for the purpose of forming a mouthpiece to prevent the breakingof the wrapper and to protect the lips from contact with the nicotine ofthe tobacco. The method of preparing cigarettes in this manner consistsin simply dipping one end of the cigarette in a suitable solution orapplying the same with a brush-a method which is evidently not adaptedfor preparing packages of Wrappers to be used at the convenience ofthesmoker.

It is well known that the majority of smokers make their own cigarettes,using the ordinary plain Wrapper, andrthere is cdnsequently a demandforwrapperswhich shall be adapted to the convenience of consumers, andat the same time so constructed as to afford all the advantages claimedfor thecoated cigarettes which are sold ready made. As an article ofmanufacture, therefore, I prepare cigarette-wrappers having one end orboth made saliva-proof by means of' saturating it with any suitablesubstance, Such as perfumed varnish, stearine, paraftine, wax, te. Asthus prepared the paper is Without any perceptible addition ot' weight,and is perfectly flexible, serving the 'purpose of the more expensivecoated cigarettes at a minimum of expense. The wrappers thus preparedmay be made otl any desirable size, or made in rolls or sheets, to becut to size by manufacturers.

It is evident that a cigarette-paper which is made saliva-proof beforebeing applied as a wrapper is adapted for making a better cigarette thancan be made by applying a salivaprooi coating after the cigarette ismade, since in the latter case the coating is liable to close the end ofthe cigarette, and, owing to the fact that the coating cannot then beapplied to the folded part of the wrapper, the protection thus soughtcannot be secured so well as where the paper is prepared in the xnannerabovedescribed. Moreover, it is well kn'o'vn that the manufacture ofcigarettes with a Water-proof coating according to the usual methods hasbeen found iinpracticable.

I claim- As an article ot' manufacture, a cigarettepaper which issaturated at one end with a saliva-proot' substance and adapted to beused as a wrapper for makin g cigarettes at the conventence of thesmoker or manufacturer, substantially as shown and described.

EDMOND ANTOINE GASTON DAItGY.

Witnesses:

RoBT. M. Hoorna, J EAN BAPTISTE ROLLAND.

